Kokopelli – Art Prize – Paddle Board

THE LOOKS

2024 Art Prize Submission

THE SPECS

Weight 32 lbs
Dimensions 122.5 × 30 × 5 in
Floats - lbs
Fin Style Fixed
Paddle Length 6' 8"

1 in stock

$6,200.00

1 in stock

Completed: September 18, 2024

Turn your flashlight on, reach it around me and shine it back at yourself, I’m completely hollow and translucent. 

As a master board builder, an art easily overlooked, I wanted to create something for the show that the world has never EVER seen. I’m a truly unique board artist, instead of shaping earth harmful foam down to create a shape of board. I engineer a 2 dimensional idea into a 3 dimensional form using only Eco-Friendly materials. Woods sustainably forested or salvaged from our earth and an environmentally friendly VOC compliant acrylic based resin, I create Art that you can actually USE!! . Rideable art :). This 10’ 2” paddle board is 30” wide and 5” thick. It weighs in at only an astonishing 32 pounds. 

You’ll find Cedar, Elm, Aspen, Walnut, Cherry, Maple and Mahogany woods, All grown within our 48 connected states. Engineered on a hollow frame you’ll notice while shining light through it , that there’s no obstructions of structure within the image.  

Though astonishingly beautiful and impressively hollow , this stand up paddle board is capable of floating a 250 pound rider on any type water that our world provides. 

To sum it up. 

Kokopelli was first introduced to me as a teen, in the form of a necklace. A cool little “rocking out” dude was my thought. Later in life I found deeper meaning in the actual lore. 

Kokopelli was a wanderer of tribes, always playing flute to alert people that he was coming and not dangerous. He’d bring “sharable’s ” music and stories from neighboring tribes and collect ones from a current visit to share on to the next ones. 

Bringing unity and togetherness, I truly wish Kokopelli still existed today. In an era of constant “differences” a community spokesperson able to share joy and stories that could possibly bring our separated “tribes” together is needed more today than ever.

Each piece of sustainably forested wood is hand-milled, tuned to perfection, and precisely placed right where it should be. Our boards tell us a story and we listen.

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THE SHAPE

This paddle board is built in our now famous, “All-Arounder” shape.  Many of our customers have found this original style of paddle board to ride “grounded with earth” – with a better response on all types of waters, perfect for leisure riding.

This paddle board is perfect for experienced and beginner riders, great on calm inland lakes and the Great Lakes alike!

The reports from coast to coast are best summed up with quotes like “amazingly smooth” and “synergistic with nature.

THE MATERIALS

Real Wood

Don’t be fooled by the foam core paddle boards masquerading around as eco-friendly with their wood veneers.

At Little Bay Boards we only build paddle boards that are truly eco-friendly.

Our paddle boards are lightweight and float because they are built with a wooden rib and spine frame structure which create a hollow core interior.  No foam needed!

The exterior of our paddle boards are built with, sustainably forested Cedar woods hand selected for their beauty.

Cedar is a strong but lightweight material that allows us to work with nature to compose an ultimate display of beauty throughout the skins, fin, rails, paddle shaft, and blade.

Eco-friendly Epoxy

For added strength, durability, and waterproofing, fiberglass and epoxy are applied to help ensure that when treated properly, these paddleboards will last a lifetime.  We use epoxy that is UV stable ensuring the finish remains clear as day one and will not yellow over time.

THE PADDLE

As always, a “featherlight” handmade wood paddle is included with each paddle board purchase.

The unique bent shaft drives strokes deeper and faster with no deflection which helps ease up the wear and tear on the paddler’s shoulders for much longer peaceful times out on the water.

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